1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. art museums and galleries

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
14 First Day of Classes (Monday Class
Schedule on Wednesday).
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(No Classes).
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
3 All Around This World: Brazilian
Capoeira; 2 p.m.; International House;
$5 (ages 2+), free/members (I-House).
11 Second Sunday Family Workshop;
participants craft a wesekh, an ancient
Egyptian necklace, and take tours of
Egyptian galleries; 1-4 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission (Museum).
16 Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Youth
Programming; a work inspired by childhood memories; ages 11+; 10:30 a.m.;
tickets & prices: www.annenbergcenter.org/
Zellerbach Theatre (Annenberg Center).
I-House Family Matinees
$5 (ages 2+), free/IHP members.
Tickets: http://ihousephilly.org
10 Flight of the Navigator; 2 p.m.
24 The Iron Giant; 2 p.m.
Morris Arboretum
Info: morrisarboretum.org
2 Kids Visit Free. Through January 31.
13 Storytime at Morris Arboretum;
10:30 a.m.; free w/admission; RSVP
required. Also January 27.
Peanut Butter and Jams
Tickets: http://worldcafelive.com
Doors open: 11 a.m. Shows begin: 11:30 a.m.
3 Gustafer Yellowgold; $10.
10 The Okee Dokee Brothers; $14.
17 Ken Waldman; $10.
24 Recess Monkey; $10.
31 Makin’ Music Rockin’ Rhythms; $10.
CONFERENCES
1712th Mid-Atlantic Soft Matter
Workshop; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Glandt
Forum, Singh Nanotechnology Bldg.
(LRSM).
24Keystone Sacred Harp Convention
2015; singing from The Sacred Harp;
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; The Rotunda; info.
& schedule: http://phillysacredharp.
org/keystone-convention/ Through
January 25, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (The
Rotunda).
EXHIBITS
Photo courtesy of the Penn Museum
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine
Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.;
www.arthurrossgallery.org/
Brodsky Gallery: Kelly Writers House;
free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m-10:30 p.m.; Fri. 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 p.m.
Burrison Gallery: University Club at
Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.upenn.edu/
universityclub/burrison.shtml
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery:
free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Esther Klein Gallery: free; Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA):
free; closed January 2015 for installation.
International House: hours vary;
info.: http://ihousephilly.org/
Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
for prices and events,
www.morrisarboretum.org
Penn Museum: $12/adults; $10/
seniors (65+); $8/children (6-17); free/
members, PennCard holders and children
under 5; Tues.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; first
Wed. each month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.;
www.penn.museum
Slought: free; Thurs.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.;
www.slought.org
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; free/ID
required; for hours, see http://events.
library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi
Upcoming
7 12@12; hot topics and insider information on shows with curators, artists
and ARG staff in 12 minutes flat; noon;
Arthur Ross Gallery.
14 Images of Mongolia; photographs by
Jerry Porter; Burrison Gallery; reception:
January 22, 4-6 p.m. Through February
13.
16 Stories, Cities, Makeshift Structures;
films by Shelly Silver; Slought; reception: January 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Through
February 16.
White Towers Revisited; a second
look at a vital moment in the exploration
of the American commercial landscape;
Harvey and Irwin Kroiz Gallery, The
Architectural Archives; reception: January 15, 5:30 p.m. Through April 17.
22 The Great Emancipator and the
Great Central Fair; Goldstein Family
Gallery, Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library. Through February 27.
28 Brodsky Gallery Opening; 6 p.m.;
Arts Café, Kelly Writers House.
31 Paul Strand—The Mexican Portfolio;
20 images published in 1940 from Photographs of Mexico; Arthur Ross Gallery;
reception: January 30, 5-7:30 p.m.
Through March 29. Now
Holiday Garden Railway; decorated for the holidays with lights that
twinkle along the tracks; Morris Arboretum. Through January 4.
#MadeAtDMD; the Department of
Making + Doing showcases the work of
its makers and doers at the makerspace’s
first exhibition and sale; Esther Klein
Gallery. Through January 16.
Henrique Oliveira: Adenocalcinoma Poliresidual; site-specific installation; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through
January 18.
The School of Atha: Collaboration in
the Making of Children’s Books; celebrating the life and work Atha Tehon; Kamin
Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
Through March 27.
Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy;
history of the Savoy Theatre Company;
Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library. Through late 2016.
Ongoing
Audubon’s Birds of America; double
folio set, a new page shown every
Wednesday; 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library.
IHP: The First 100 Years; archival
documents; International House.
John Cage: How to Get Started;
interactive installation of rarely heard
performance; Slought.
Human Evolution: The First 200
Million Years; Hover Gallery, 2nd fl.,
Penn Museum.
Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now; Penn Museum.
Sacred Spaces: The Photography of
Ahmet Ertug; Penn Museum.
The History of Nursing as Seen
Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware
Lobby, Claire Fagin Hall.
Penn Museum Guided Tours
Tours begin at 1:30 p.m., Warden Garden.
3 Egyptian Galleries Tour. Also
January 10, 11 & 25.
18 Mexico and Central America Gallery
Tour.
24 China Gallery Tour.
On January 31, the Penn Museum will be hosting a Chinese New Year
Celebration to celebrate the Year of the Sheep. The whole family can enjoy
a wide variety of music and dance performances, martial and healing arts
demonstrations, Feng Shui and folk tale presentations, children’s activities,
story telling and arts and crafts. The day ends with a drum roll, a roar and
the Grand Finale Lion Parade. See Special Event.
12/16/14
A moving memoir told
through a compilation of
five solo contemporary
dance performances. Choreographed and performed
by local Philadelphia
artist Amy Lynne Barr, the
evening explores many
aspects of what it really
means to experience life:
What is one capable of?
What will one become?
What is the meaning of all
that surrounds us?
Photo courtesy of Amy Lynne Barr: Dance
AT PE N N
Amy Lynne Barr: Dance
(right) performs The Toss
Away(s) January 23-24.
See On Stage.
Photo credit Adam Reign
January
FILMS
11 Second Sunday Culture Films Series
presents Local Color: Netherlands; 2
p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/ admission
(Penn Humanities Forum; Museum).
16 Space is the Place; Sun-Ra sci-fi
musical; introduced by John Szwed, Columbia; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda; free (The
Rotunda).
21 Mother of George; New Black Cinematography-Films of Bradford Young
film series, followed by panel discussion;
6 p.m.; International House; free; register: http://tinyurl.com/mow53vh (Penn
Humanities Forum; Cinema Studies;
I-House).
International House (I-House)
7 p.m.; tickets: $9, $7/students, seniors,
free/members; http://ihousephilly.org/
3 Jamaica Inn.
15 The 78 Project Movie; followed by
special live performance by Joe Jack
Talcum.
16 A Fuller Life & Shock Corridor.
17 La Ciudad de los Signos & Stromboli; Spanish.
22 The Ruling Class.
23 Corruption of the Damned, Eclipse
of the Sun Virgin & Knocturne. 24 Stray Dogs; Mandarin.
27Rebel; $10, $7/students & seniors,
$5/members.
29 The Story of My Death; Spanish.
30 Dusty & Sweets McGee & Aloha
Bobby & Rose.
31 In the Grip of the Lobster: Restoring
Jack Smith; part 1 at 5 p.m., part 2 at 7
p.m.; free.
The “Lynchian” Aesthetic
Tickets $9, $7/students, seniors, free/
members; 7 p.m. at International House.
8 Duffer, Yo a Romantic Comedy &
Possibly in Michigan.
9 Dreams that Money Can Buy &
Angry Boy.
10 Made in Hollywood, The Life and
Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra.
FITNESS & LEARNING
Aerobic Cardio Fitness; 5:30 p.m.;
Parrish Hall, St. Agatha’s and St. James
Church (enter at back door); first class
free, $8/class, $5/students; info.: (267)
251-3842. Every Tuesday and
Thursday.
Russian Tea; Russian conversation;
1-2:30 p.m.; Cafe Lounge, Williams Hall.
Every Wednesday.
Penn Knitters; noon; Living Room,
Penn Women’s Center. Every Thursday.
Winter Wellness Walks; 10:30 a.m.;
Morris Arboretum; free w/admission.
Every Saturday through March 29.
Class of 1923 Arena
Prices: www.upenn.edu/icerink
Public Skating; Sun. 1:30-3 p.m.;
Mon. noon-1:30 p.m.; Wed. noon-1:30
p.m.; Fri. noon-1:30 p.m.; Sat. 5:30-7
p.m. See Holiday Hours online.
17 Winter Skate Fest; 5:30-7 p.m.; $5
(includes skate rental).
HR: Healthy Living Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free.
Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/
8 Gentle Yoga; noon. Also January 22.
21 Chair Yoga; noon. Also January 28.
HR: Professional and Personal
Development Programs
Open to faculty and staff.
Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu
14 Communicating Your Value by Factoring Your Skills, Interests and Abilities;
noon; free.
20 Achieving Exemplary Staff Recognition; 1 p.m.; free.
21 Essentials of Management; 9 a.m.-
noon; $250/9-session course.
28 AMA’s Communicating Up, Down
and Across the Organization; 9 a.m.-5
p.m.; $75/2-session course. Also January
29.
30 Creating a Network and Career Support System; 9 a.m.-noon; $75.
HR: Quality of Worklife Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free; noon.
Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
13 Building Healthy Relationships.
21 Managing Stress for Positive Results.
Information Sessions
20 Fels Institute of Government; 5 p.m.;
online; register: www.fels.upenn.edu
22 Organizational Dynamics; 6 p.m.;
3440 Market St.; register: www.upenn.
edu/lps
27 Penn Summer Office Hours; 6 p.m.;
online; register: www.upenn.edu/lps
29 Master of Chemistry Science; 5 p.m.;
online; register: www.upenn.edu/chemistry
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
Register: http://guides.library.upenn.edu/
5 Canvas Office Hours; 10 a.m.; rm.
128, 1st fl. Also January 9, 16 & 26;
January 7, 15 & 20, 11 a.m.; January 13,
22 & 28, 1 p.m.
6 Canvas Basics; 10 a.m.; Goldstein
Electronic Classroom Also January 14.
January 8, 1 p.m.; January 12, 2 p.m.
21 Assessment and Grading in Canvas;
10 a.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.
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MEETINGS
PPSA Board Meeting; 11 a.m.;
DAR Conference Room, Franklin Bldg.;
RSVP: [email protected]
21 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon;
3025 Walnut St.; open to the public; info.:
(215) 898-6028. 28 University Council Meeting; 4 p.m.;
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP:
[email protected]
MUSIC
25 Relâche in Residence: Eyes of the
Mummy; 3 p.m.; Penn Museum; $15,
$10/members, students; tickets: http://
tinyurl.com/p6f92yc (Museum).
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing, see: http://philly.worldcafelive.com/
ON STAGE
Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org
15 Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre; contemporary dance meets theatre, performance art, opera, ballet and drag; 7:30
p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-50. Also
January 16, 8 p.m., & 17, 2 & 8 p.m.
16 Insights: Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre; talk back with the company after the
show; 10 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
23 The Toss Away(s); a memoir told
through five contemporary dance performances choreographed by Amy Lynne
Barr; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $2030. Also January 24.
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Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre
(left) performs January 15-17.
Contemporary dance meets
theatre, performance art,
opera, ballet...and drag!
Rosie Herrera’s innovative
ensemble makes its way from
Miami’s vibrant arts scene to
the Annenberg stage for its
Philadelphia debut. A favorite
at the prestigious American
Dance Festival, this program
includes Various Stages of
Drowning: A Cabaret and
Dining Alone.
See On Stage.
READINGS & SIGNINGS
24 One Book, One Philadelphia—Ob-
jects that Connect Us—Orphan Train;
Christina Baker Kline, author & Lucy
Fowler Williams, Penn Museum; 2 p.m.;
Penn Museum; register: www.penn.museum/ (Penn Museum).
Kelly Writer’s House
All events located in the Arts Café.
Info & RSVP: www.writing.upenn.edu/wh
20 Jake Marmer’s Hermeneutic Stomp;
poetry/jazz/klezmer/improvisation; 6 p.m.
21 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
22 Mind of Winter; 6 p.m.; RSVP.
26 LIVE at the Writers House; 6 p.m.;
info.: [email protected]
27 Suppose an Eyes; poetry reading; 6 p.m.
28 Boxing in Philadelphia; lunch talk
with Gabe Oppenheim; noon; RSVP.
29 Joshua Cohen: A Fiction Reading;
6 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT
31 Chinese New Year Celebration; music,
dance, Tai Chi and Shaolin-style Kung Fu
demonstrations, calligraphy and tangram
workshops; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Penn Museum;
free w/admission (Museum).
SPORTS
Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com
5 (W) Basketball vs. Temple; 7 p.m.
10 (W) Squash vs. Dartmouth; noon.
(M) Squash vs. Dartmouth; noon.
11(W) Squash vs. Harvard; noon.
(M) Squash vs. Harvard; noon.
14 (W) Squash vs. Trinity; 4 p.m.
(M) Squash vs. Trinity; 6:30 p.m.
(W) Basketball vs. Richmond; 7 p.m.
17 Wrestling vs. Lock Haven; noon.
Wrestling vs. Army; 2 p.m.
(M) Basketball vs. Villanova; 7 p.m.
18 Gymnastics vs. Stanford & Bridgeport; 1 p.m.
21 (W) Basketball vs. Villanova; 5:30
p.m.
(M) Basketball vs. Monmouth; 8 p.m.
24 (W) Swimming vs. Delaware; noon.
(M) Swimming vs. Delaware; noon.
(M) Basketball vs. Saint Joseph’s; 7 p.m.
25 (M) Fencing; Philadelphia Invitational; all day.
(W) Fencing; Philadelphia Invitational; all day.
Gymnastics vs. Yale; 1 p.m.
30 (M) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.
31 (M) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.
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(215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac
Unless otherwise noted, all events
are open to the general public as well as
to members of the University. For building locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see
www.facilities.upenn.edu or the University’s website, www.upenn.edu. A phone
number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required.
Almanac carries an Update with additions, changes & cancellations if received
by Monday at noon for the following
week’s issue. University members may
send notices for the Update or February
AT PENN calendar.
Events on this calendar are subject to
change. More information can be found
on the sponsoring department’s website.
Sponsors are listed in parentheses.
7 Searching for the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon; Grant Frame, Babylonian Section;
6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10 (Museum).
15 Browne Center for International
Politics Seminar; Songying Fang, Rice
University; noon; Silverstein Forum,
Stiteler Hall (BCIP).
18Gardens of the Jazz Age; Jenny Rose
Carey, Garden Club of Philadelphia &
Temple; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; register: http://tinyurl.com/mdusgst (Arbortum).
20Death, Resuscitation and the Brain:
Adventures in Bringing Back the Recently
Dead; David Casarett, hospice and palliative care; noon; rm. 523, Goddard Labs;
RSVP: [email protected]
(Center for Neuroscience and Society).
The Language of Human Rights in
Mexico, 1960-1980; Lorrin Thomas,
Rutgers University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209,
College Hall (History).
21 Looping Genomes: Diagnostic Expansion and the Genetic Makeup of the
Autism Population; Gil Eyal, Columbia;
noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology).
22Brand-Name Capitalism, Advertising
and the Making of Modern Conjugality in
Western India, 1918-40; Douglas Haynes,
Dartmouth; 11:45 a.m.; Class of ‘55
Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (South
Asia Center).
Comparative Politics Seminar; David
Stavasage, NYU; noon; Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall (Political Science).
23Stand by your Man: The Collective
Emotional Labor of Job Searching; Aliya
Rao, sociology; noon; rm. 169, McNeil
Bldg. (Sociology).
Social Science and Policy Talk; Julian Zelizer, Princeton; noon; rm. 205,
College Hall (Social Science & Policy
Forum).
The Movement Movement: Kinetic
Art in Europe, 1955-68; Marina Isgro,
Ph.D. candidate; 3:30 p.m.; The Howard
and Sharon Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe
Bldg. (History of Art).
Pound and Cavalcanti; Luca Badini
Confalonieri, Università di Torino; 5
p.m.; Meyerson Conference Center, Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library (Italian Studies).
27 Reconsidering the Slave Narrative
Genre from a Global Perspective; Nicole
Aljoe, Northeastern; 4:30 p.m.; Stephanie
Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center
(History).
28First the Movement, and Then What
Moves: On Einstein’s Idea of Cinema;
Luka Arsenjuk, University of Maryland;
noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).
Transnational Origins of Local Industry: The Case of Pharmaceutical Production in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda;
Nitsan Chorev, Brown; noon; rm. 103,
McNeil Bldg. (Sociology).
Beyond Green Environmentalism: E/
quality of Life and Just Sustainabilities;
Julian Agyeman, Tufts; book signing to
follow; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn
Museum; register: http://tinyurl.com/
mow53vh (Penn Humanities Forum).
Early Women in Science; Meredith
Ray, University of Delaware; 6 p.m.; rm.
543, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).
29 Browne Center for International
Politics Seminar; Rose McDermott,
Brown; noon; Silverstein Forum, Stiteler
Hall (BCIP).
30The Material Experience of the
Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1922; Anne
O’Donnell, Harvard; 2 p.m.; rm. 209,
College Hall (History).
From Consular Accession to Cosmic
Triumph: Reassessing the Basilica of
Junius Bassu; Stephanie Hagan, PhD
candidate; 3:30 p.m.; The Howard and
Sharon Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg.
(History of Art).
Prayer Wheels Gandan Khid Monastery Ulan Bator, by Jerry Porter.
Paul Strand, Church gateway, Hildago, 1933.
Shelly Silver, Film still from Touch, 2013.
(clockwise from bottom left)
Stories, Cities, Makeshift Structures, the exhibit featuring films
by Shelly Silver, will be running at
Slought from January 16 through
February 16.
Paul Strand—The Mexican Portfolio opens at Arthur Ross Gallery
on January 31 and runs through
March 29. Twenty images were
selected by Strand and published
as a portfolio in 1940, titled
Photographs of Mexico, featuring
photographic impressions.
Images of Mongolia, photographs
by Jerry Porter, opens at the
Burrison Gallery on January 14
and runs through February 13.
Photographs provide a visual documentation of his travels that allow
him to share trips with friends. He
hopes that these photos give you a
taste of Mongolia and encourage
you to visit there.
Let Every Heart Be Filled with
Joy—Philadelphia’s Savoy Company traces the history of the company, beginning with its founding
in 1901 by Penn alumnus Alfred
Reginald Allen. The Savoy Company of Philadelphia is the oldest
amateur theater company in the
world devoted to the production
of operas by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The exhibit runs through late 2016
in the Penn Libraries’ Eugene Organdy Gallery.
White Towers Revisited, a second
look at a vital moment in the
exploration of the American commercial landscape, opens at the
Kroiz Gallery on January 16 and
runs through April 17.
Poster from Utopia Limited or The Flowers of
Progress (1936).
The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania by the gift of Paul M. Hirshorn
TALKS
© Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive.
Organized by the Syracuse University Art Collection
TALKS
Photo by Steven Izenour, July 1970.
2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change:
19 Day of Service Breakfast; breakfast
with performers and guest speaker Talon
Ducheneaux, Penn senior; 8:30-9:45 a.m.;
Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (BGAPSA;
MLK Symposium Committee).
Children’s Banner Painting; paint
commemorative posters and banners
while listening to stories and songs about
Dr. King’s life; adult supervision required;
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Auditorium, Houston
Hall (MLK Symposium Committee).
Community Beautification Projects;
volunteers will clean, paint and organize
12/16/14
21 Campaign for Community; panel
discussion on race relations and law
enforcement; 5-7 p.m.; location TBA
(Division of Public Safety; Office of the
Chaplain; African-American Resource
Center; Center for Africana Studies; Vice
Provost for University Life).
22 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith
Program and Awards Commemoration;
civil rights leader Michael Skolnik, guest
remarks by Sybrina Fulton, mother of
Trayvon Martin; poetry and musical
performances from the Penn community
and the MLK community awards; 6 p.m.;
Irvine Auditorium (MLK Symposium
Committee; Office of the Chaplain;
Office of the President).
23 Let Justice Flow Like a Mighty River;
Performance Art for Social Change
featuring PLP the Unity; an evening of
musical entertainment and insightful
engagement; 7-9:30 p.m.; The Rotunda
(African-American Resource Center).
26 Martin Luther King Day Story Time;
featuring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; 2 p.m.; the Family
Resource Center; register: http://tinyurl.
com/o3jdt3b (Family Resource Center).
27 SP2 Panel on Social Media—Social
Change Through Social Media; a discussion regarding the power of social media
for social change for students, faculty,
staff and the wider Penn community; John
L. Jackson, Jr., Social Policy & Practice;
6-8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall
(School of Social Policy & Practice).
28 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium
Signature Program; state representative
Kenyatta Johnson.; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; 2nd fl.,
Penn Hillel (African-American Resource
Center; MLK Symposium Committee).
29 Men of Color @ Penn Presents:
Black Healing from Racial Trauma; discussion about healing modalities utilized
by Black cultural groups throughout the
Diaspora; 1-3 p.m.; Du Bois College
House (African-American Resource Center; Inner Journeys).
Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence Presents; Ndumie Funda, activist and founder of Luleki Sizwe, which
provides support and shelter to survivors of
‘corrective’ rape; 5-7 p.m. Terrace Room,
Claudia Cohen Hall (Evelyn Jacobs Ortner
Center on Family Violence).
30 Jazz for King; a night of jazz featuring Glenn Bryan, spoken word and great
food. 6-8 p.m.; Penn Newman Catholic
Center, 3720 Chestnut Street (AfricanAmerican Resource Center; MLK Symposium Committee).
Each year, during the month
of January,
the University
of Pennsylvania and our
surrounding
communities
come together
to commemorate the life and
legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
The annual
commemoration
reminds us of
our interdependence and
reaffirms our
commitment to
the betterment
of our communities through
civility and
service.
Photo courtesy of AARC
Penn’s Commitment to the Legacy
Photo courtesy of AARC
For the latest information, visit:
http://www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk/
at Martha Washington Elementary School
and S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School
in West Philadelphia; refreshments
served; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., meet at Houston
Hall for transportation at 9:45 a.m. (MLK
Symposium Committee).
Helping Hands at Houston Hall; create personal gifts that will be donated to
West Philadelphia area shelters, homes,
hospitals and charities; 10 a.m.-12:30
p.m.; Reading Room, Houston Hall
(MLK Symposium Committee).
Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project; create books on tape to promote literacy for Philadelphia youth; participants
are asked to donate children’s books that
discusses multi-cultural issues relating to
children; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (MLK Symposium Committee).
Super Heroes and Fairy Princess
Project; make tutus and super hero capes
that will be donated to local day care centers; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge,
Houston Hall (MLK Symposium Committee).
Understanding College Financial Aid
Workshop; assists parents in navigating
through the numerous financial aid forms;
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (MLK Symposium Committee).
The College Application Process
Workshop; high school juniors will learn
the college application process, review
how to write a personal statement for
applications and have the opportunity
to prepare a personal statement; 1-2:30
p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (MLK
Symposium Committee).
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Candlelight Vigil; 7 p.m.; begins at DuBois
College House and ends at the College
Green (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,
Mighty Psi Chapter; Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., Gamma Epsilon Philadelphia City Chapter).
20 Health, Equity and Community
Partnerships; lecture with guest speaker
Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia
City Councilwoman; noon; Claire Fagin
Hall (School of Nursing).
The 14th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social
Justice; Rosario Dawson, actress; Tiffany
Parsons, Shine on Sierra Leone; Abrima
Erwiah, Studio One Eighty Nine; in conversation with Camille Z. Charles, sociology; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre,
Annenberg Center for the Performing
Arts (Center for Africana Studies, Annenberg School for Communication).
Students volunteers helping children at the Banner Painting for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
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